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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY EX,TRACTS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS, APRIL 28, 1826• ••• ' ' . . THE .TIMES.] Last . night. a . debate took place in the House of Commons, on the motion of Lord John Russell, to Consider the state of the Representation. With the exception of .the Noble Mover, who conducted his ar gument with great skill, and Mr. Hobhouse, who de livered an able and eloquent speech, . the discussion was principally carried on by members whose voice was new,. pr whose opinions are little regarded in the House. We need scarcely say, that though little striking or new occurred in the debate, the arguments for .reform were stated with fulness and energy; that. the force of the reasoning was nearly all on one side ; and that the state of the vote was not, upon the whole, discouraging to the friends of reform.— In the course of 'the evening, repeated allusions were made to the state of the vote on Mr. Abercromby's motion respecting the representation of, Edinburgh, and we may take the opportunity of observing, that we have received a number of letters on that subject, (one of which we this day publish), by which it ap. Lea that the respectable minority on that occasion Llather excited hopes . than created discouragement among the northern supporters of reform. If, indeed, the experiment of a partial removal of notorious abuses were to be tried in preference to the sudden introduction of cgeneral plan of reform, Scotland is the field where that experiment is most justly demanded and could most safely be made. In England, the modes of qnalifica tiOn and the body of electors are so numerous, that if there be rotten Iforoughs and close corporations in some districts, the spirit.of the party whom they return may be practically corrected by the result of the more popular elections of other counties and cities. But in Scotland all is uniformly anti-popular, rotten, close, and corrupt, both in burghs, cities, and counties.. No where is there the shadow of a proper representation o#' the people, or of a free choice by the body of the citizens ; and as the Deputies of -the Commons used in, that country, before the Union, , to sit in the same Chamber with the body of the Peerage, so they might now be returned along with the sixteen Members for the Upper House by the election of the titled aristo cracy who erect their hustings in the Palace of Holy rood-house. The whole body of electors, who return the 45 Members to represent that ancient kingdom, does not amount to half the .freeholders of a mode rate-sized English county. The burghs and . cities (with the exception of Edinburgh), which have only one Member to represent four or five of them, intrust a single delegate with the power of ,expressing their choice ; and the delegate is , himself elected (without the intervention of . the citizens) by a self sslected council. In the counties the knight of the • shire is returned by a number of freeholders, falling, on an average, below a hundred ; and so absurd is the system on which this electoral college is constructed, that a considerable portion even of these freeholders have only a parchment superiority as their title to a vote, and possess not a foot of land, or a farthing of rent, in the districts which they help to a representa tive. It is admitted by nearly all the enemies of re form, that, such a representation would be an absurdity, if it stood alone, or were separated from the more popularly elected body of the English members; but if is would not be a check on Government in its sepa rate capacity, how can it be useful when combined with a better system ? It may lessen the tendency of the' I Louse of Commons towards the popular side—it may diminish its influence as a check on the power. of the Crown—it may aid ' it in carrying into exe cution wasteful or corrupt projects ; but, by the very admission of its separate inutility as an organ for asserting popular rights, its combined operation can be productive of no good. It has, been, however, said that, though theoretically wrong, " it. works well," and. the letter which we to-day insert shows how ", it . . works," —lt works . Dundasses and th6i .partisans . into Members of Parliament, and, Members of Parliament into placemen—it works corrupt services into lucrative patronage, and local jobs into' legislative acts, it . works unpopular preachers into Government livings; and briefless bar riders into sheriffs and judges--,-•it works bailies into receivers of taxes, and the sons Of bailies and parch ment freeholders into India writers and cadets : but how it works well for the country at large, it is as diffi cult to coneeive as it is impossible to prove. On the other hand, as we hear so constantly of the degree of education diffused over the lower and middle ranks in Scotland, and of the general sobriety with which they exercise' their rights, no . 'pretended apprehension of turbulence or violence should stand in the way of an early concession of their electoral privileges. [MORNING lIERA.LD.] By the Parliamentary Returns, it appears that the imports of Great Britain, lase year, 'amounted` to the sum of about 12 millionsiwhile.our exports amounted to about 63. The exports, therefore, exceeded the . imports 21 millions. According to the ancient no tions of trade, such a state of things would be gain to this country, for as they had no paper medium, they were glad to export as much, and import as little, as possible, that the balance might be made good by gold and silver, for the purposes of medium. We, . how ever, so far as medium is concerned, having a coinage within ourselves, need not have recourse to the old mode of trade in order to strike a large balance, to be remitted in 'gold. We are in no want of medium, nth. can we want it, so long as paper credit lasts. 'B6' far, therefore, as the question •of medium is Concerned, we are better off than our ancestors, being more' independent of a supply from fo reign countries; Now if this twenty-one millions ba tatibe last year has been made good by remittances in gold and silver, we may consider ourselves the richer —so far as those metals are concerned; but if the balance be unpaid—if our London, Glasgow, Man chester, Birmingham, Liverpool, and other merchants, sent out of the country last year 63 millions of goods, • and only received back 42 millions—if they did not scecive gold or silver in return for the balance—then • we easily account for the situation in which the mer cantile and manufacturing interests are said to be at present. To make the matter betterunderstood, we Will state a position. We will suppose a Liverpool ~'irierchnt, trading to foreign parts, ships goods to the amount of 63,0001., but in return he only rs eeives• goods to the -amount of 42,0001., of course he is' nimus 21,000/. But if his friends abroad, : A long with the accounts, send him , a remittance and silver of. 21,000/4 ha is paid fOr his trouble by the profit he probably added to the , ' t o o - alio ex p o sited'. But. if ;with the account sales, Oiewing a balance of 21,000/, a remittance In gold or silver be not made, where is he so far as say beneficial business is concerned ? To, be sure, if the balance be remitted in cotton, hides, or goods, a looker-on would say it would be the same thing as gold and silver; and so it would, provided the 21,0001.. remitted in those . things, would sell for ' 21,0001, • but if, from some cause or otheohey would only sell for half the money, where would .be the ex porter's apparent balance in his favour ? But, as we have before mentioned, with respect to ~these Parlia mentary Returns, we never know the exact amount of goods imported, for the Reports of Import Trade do not include the imports of the smugglers.. ,We Mr. Hume would ask Mr. Huskisson this question— " Tray, Mr. Huskisson, as 1.. see that last year 63 millions were exported, and only 42 -millions were imported, how do you suppose the balance was adjusted ? How much gold and silver was ported,. and. how much of goods was imported by the smugglers, .to make good the balance of trade of twenty-one millions ?" If it could be shoWn that the balance of 21 millions had been made good by a remittance in gold and silver, then Mr. Huskis son might, indeed, congratulate the country, and' Mr. Robinson use the woad " prosperity." But if that were.the case, - what would become of the cry set up of a falling off in a quantum of medium ?. But it should be borne in mind that the statement of more goods being exported every year than have been imported,' has been regularly put forth for the last 20 years ; and if the balance has been paid in gold and silver, we ought by this time to have a, large quantity. But where is it, we would ask ? What has become of it ? Who _ _ possesses it ? For, if for the last 20 years we haVe exported 20 millions more every year than we have imported, we ought by this time to be possessed of gold and silver to the amount of 400 millions ; but the latter we know is not the fact. The propriety of the abolition of ,imprisonment for mere debt, which we have, long advocated is, we trust, gaining ground in public opinion. To throw a man, into prison, and confound him with criminals because he happened to be unfortunate, is a relic of ignorant legislation that ought not to continue to disgrace civi lised times. The inmates of a gaol should be those who wilfully violate the law, not' those who have in curred no other reproach than that of adversity, to which all men.-are liable, has steeped them in the bitterness 'of affliction. If, indeed, imprisonment remedies the creditor in any way, there would be some sense in it ; but instead of that, it renders his changes of satisfac tion less, or destroys them altogether by, tying up the hands or overwhelming the faculties of the debtor. There is. a goOd principle in the ancient law with re spect to levying a distress upon a tenant's goods for rent in arrear—and that is, that neither the books of . a scholar, nor the necessary implements of a husband man, 'or the tools of an artizan could be distrained— and why ? This reservation was evidently made that the tenant should,not be deprived of the' means of sa-. tisfying his landlord by his mdtistry, as would be the case if he lost the instruments of his trade or oc cupation. With strange inconsistency; - therefore, was it permitted to take the person of the debtor, and. doom him to the torture—the sorrow—the degra dation and poverty of confinement. It was like • a man saying to another, 4 , You owe me so much you cannot pay me now, and for that. reason I am resolved you never shall have it in your power to pay me ; so I will put you into prison to insure myself of your utter incapacity for the future to discharge your debts, to me or any body else, or be in any respect a useful member of society." Would not such language as this, if used by any man, appear very absurd? and yet the principle has been acted on for ages, and has only of late been at all ameliorated. The present Act for the relief of Insolvent Debtors, goes a great way to. seperate the consequences of misfortune from those of criminality ; but what we contend for is, that we should not so far confound poverty , with crime as to .make both . partake of the bitter draught of captivity. The pernicious facility with which credit is ! obtained would: also be diminished if arrest and imprisonment for debt were abolished. Shopkeepers and tradesmen, who were aware that they could not have the bodies of their customers as a pledge for their pecuniary engagements, would be more cautious. how they gave their goods without money or adequate security ; honesty and fair dealing would be thereby promoted—and we have no doubt the moral character of the nation would be greatly improved,—(/bid.) [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We have just heaid of a circumstance, curiously illustrative of the petty vindictiveness and timidity of the French Govepment. Mr. Bowring, whose appli cation for leave to return to France, made through Sir Charles Stuart, was refused two years ago by M. de Chateaubriand, having occasion to visit France for commercial objects, made an application about a month ago to the French Ambassador for a passport, assur ing his Excellency that his intended journey had not the slightest reference to politics, and giving his word of honour that his visit was solely for commercial pur poses. His Excellency, immediately sent a . passport to Mr. Bowring, without even requiring (as is usual) his attendance. But as some portion of distrust, and very naturally too, existed in the mind of Mr. Bowring, who had found that French Am bassadors' passports are not always very sufficient protections to British subjects, he wrote to our Right Honourable Foreign Secretary, respectfully desiring him to ascertain from the French Government that the passports of the Prince de Polignac would really be respected ; and after a considerable . delay, Mr. Bowring is informed, that Lord Granville has ascer tained that Mr. Bowring will not be allowed to enter France. If the French Ambassador have lent him self to a mere stratagem for entrapping an English man, we think his Excellency's morals want mending; but that a Government, after failing in every attempt to criminate Mr. Bowring, should think it worth while to deny to him that ingress and egress, which we believe is provided for commercial men in all the treaties of amity between the two countries, and to imagine that its security is disturbed by his presence, is as childish and despicable-as it is ludicrous. PR ESBYTERI AN REGlMENTs.—aecently a ,Con siderable sensation was excited by the fact of a S co t. this regiment in Belfast, composed of men brought up :in the doctrine and discipline of Presbytery, being compelled to attend an Episcopal Church there. The soldiers themselves felt it as a grievance, and the people of .Belfast, who are distinguished as zealous Presbyterians, cried out against the act as an infringe ment of religious liberty, and an insult to Presbytery. It appears front the Northern Whig of Saturday, that the subject has been attended to at head-quarters, or dem haying been issued from the Horse Guards, by the Commaxyler-in,Chie4 "that Presbyterian soldiers shall be allowed to attend the Meeting-houses of ,any nomination of Presbyterians, the Ministers, of which receive a stipend from the Crown." All the Presby terian Clergy of Ulster receive small salaries from the Crown. COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held. Mr. STEPHENS presented a petition from the inhabitants of Gracechurch-street, complaining of the great injury done to their business, and the general nuisance, of the stand of coaches plartd before their doors. He concluded by moving that it should be referred' to the Committee for General Purposes, to inquire 'Whether the Court could not now exercise the power of remov ingAind regulating the coach stands, and if not, by what means they had lost it. The motion was agreed to. _ _ Mr HICK presented a similar petition from the inhabitants of Cheapside: The stands narrowing the thoroughfare, gentlemen's carriages could not be drawn up before the doors of shopkeepers there without great ineonvenience and hazard. Mr. S. Dixon . said, there was one thing often forgotten in such applications --namely, to provide a place to which the inconve nience might be transferred. The coach-stands in Cornhill and other places were found to he equally injurious by shopkeepers who had, throughout the line of thoroughfares, an equal claim to be relieved. But where were the coaches to be placed ? He re membered that when the inhabitants of Leadenhall applied to have. the market for. skins removed, they were asked what other part of the city was to be saddled with the nuisance ; they replied, " . oh, we do not care who has it, so that we get rid of it."—(Laughter.) Mr. !hex said that recesses from the main streets should be formed for the reception of hackney coaches, as in Paris. There no 'coaches were allowed to stand in the main thoroughfares, and similar regulations might be adopted here. The space at present occupied by Honey-lane market might be advantageously made use of for the hackney coaches. to Cheapside, and the market, which was not wanted there, done away with. Alderman Woon said, that Members of Parliament, and others, would go any way, rather than drive through Fleet-street, or Cheapside, to get to the Bank. He considered that an Act of Parliament would be necessary for the regulation of the stands, as he believed the last Act took away the power formerly exercised by the Corporation on the subject. Mr. Deputy Hoorn, that some steps might be taken on the subject moved that it should be referred to the Committee for Im .provernents, to inquire and report on the practicability of open ing a wide space for a coach-stand on the site of Honey-lane market. The motion was carried unanimously, and the petition was re ferred to the same Committee. A number of publicans, residing in Smithfield market and its vicinity appeared with 4 petition to the Court, praying them to re scind a resolution which had been passed at a former Court, for the purpose of doing away with Bartholomew' Fair. The pe tition set forth that the entertainments of the fair, the interludes and the wild beast shows, were for the innocent amusement of the lower classes,; that the petitioners had paid high sums for the leases and goodwills of their houses on the prospect of the profit derivable from the concourse of persons brought to this chartered fair ; that of late it had been well regulated, that no charge of misconduct had been brought agairist`thern, and they prayed that the ancient custom might not be abolished. The former Resolution of the Court was then read. Upon an inquiry, it was determined by the law authorities of the city, that the Court had not the power to suppress the fair ; but that the Committee for letting the City's lands might charge such a price for the standing room as would preverit the ground being occupied by booths, for the performance of interludes or wild beast shows, and thus the attractions of the flair might be taken aw;ty. This recommendation was then adopted by the Court. One Member contended, that they were not in a condition to receive the petition, as the Resolution could not be rescinded. Mr. Dixon supported the petition. He would not join in the systematic warfare against the amusements of the poor.—(Hear, hear !) . ,2 • • • Alderman Watrumax Raid that the Resolution which had been adopted by the Court, went to strip the fair of the only rational or harmless part of it—namely, the wild beast shows and the inter ludes, while the suttling booths would be left open for every spe cies of low riot and debatichery. Mr. FavuLi. opposed the motion, and said the congregation of multitudes of disorderly characters in the suburbs, bad been found a most serious evil, and the benefit of the abolition of such places of assemblage had already been experienced. The assemblage of such multitudes in the heart of the City was equally mischievous. Mr. Windham and others had advocated boxing and bull-baiting as es sential to the maintenance of national bravery, and as part of the rights of the lower orders, but the advantage even to them was in every respect doubtful. One Member declared that the original object of the Pair was trafie, which had been departed from, or superseded. Mr. R. Tart.os. said it could be proved incontestibly that inter ludes and plays formed part ef the fair as originally instituted, and that its ebject had in no way been departed from. Of late ad . !likable order had beetrantintained in the taittrllite saw no reason for suppressing the carousing and ancient merrinient of the fair, that would not go equally for the suppression of their dinners and their feasts in the city.—(Cheers.)—Why should the poor be de prired of their jigs in the fair, whilst the Court of Aldermen had their country-dances on board the City barge ?--(Hear, hear.) — The sin of the amusements of Bartholomew Fair was an old com plaint, as they might learn from Ben Jonson's delineation of those peraonages, Overdo, Zeal o' the Land, and Busy; whose cha racters were not obsolete. He remembered a passage, which would show how old the tone was. Overdo eXclaimed, " Hark ! oh ye suns and daughters of Smithfield, and hear what malady it dotIL the mind ;it causeth s wearing—it causeth swaggering—it eauseth snuffling and snarling, and now and then it causeth a hurt." Busy—" The wares are the wares of devils, and the whole fair is the shop of Satan."—(Much laughter.) After much discussion;the motion for referring the petition to a Committee was carried by a considerable majority. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET...AVM END FAIR.--Sir John Beasley ap plied yesterday to Sir Richard Birnie, for his interference under the following circumstances John stated, that in cons 4..- quence of the dreadful outrages and murders which bad been committed at this fair, and since it bad, in consequence, been put down, he had hoped . that no attempt would have been made to hold another ; but Sanders had arrived with his "troop," assert ing that he hail obtained permission of two Magistrates to com mence a fair. Sir John declared unless steps were imme diately taken to suppress the fair, serious consequences were to be apprehended. The worthy Magistrate expressed his intention of rendering all the assistance in his power to prevent the fair from being Meld, upon which assurance Sir John Beasley quitted the office, - . MARYLEHONE. —Yesterday, John Matthew Cranford, about 20 years of age, was brought to this office in the custody of Webster and Hooker, the officers, charged by Mrs Frost, a lady residing in the Aipha-cottages, Paddington, with being concerned in steeling a gold watch, value fifty guineas. The prosecutrix stated, that on Tuesday evening last, at about half past Six o'clock, she was proceeding along the south bank, near the Alpha-cottages, on her way to her residence, when she was followed by the prisoner and two other, young men, who sur rounded her and stole the watch, which was suspended from her side. They Jan off with great speed, and witness pursued them with the cry of " atiip'thier but they made their escape. She instantly came to . the office and laid information of the robbery, with a description of the priioner and his companions, who were known to the officers. Webster stated, that knowing the person of the prisoner (while in company with Hooker), he saw him ou Wednesday night near Covent-garden Theatre, when they apprehended him. They in funned him that they had a warrant against him for a highway robbery, but he denied all knowledge of it. The prisoner denied the charge, but he was committed fur trial. Strong suspicions having- been for a considerable time entertained that the vessels employed in the sup ply of the London market with fish, do not confine their pursuits / to that traffic alone, Captain Capper, of the Flamer On -brig, stationed at Gravesend, has there fore been on the alert ; and a few days back put the subject beyond a doubt, by hoarding the Endeavour fishing smack, o n her homeward passage, a littl e be low Gravesend ; when, on instituting a thorough rum mage there were discovered secreted in the well of the vessel, under the fish, about 200 ankers ofwhite brandy, which, t oget h er w ith the vessel, were seized, and the maste r an d crew taken on board the Flamer as prisoners. The vessel, it appears, had been 29 suc cessful voyages, and had eluded the vigilance of the cruisers as well as that of the preventive service. Cap tain C. l o d ge d t h e spirits in the King' s w a rehouse. The ves se l is now a t Deptford, and condemned. Two of the crew being found fit for his Majesty's ,service, have been sent on board a man of war, and the others convicted in penalties of 1001. each. ItOMFORD BANK. EXAMINATION OF MR. SIJRRIDGE. Yesterday the adjourned examination of the Bank rupts took place before the Commissioners. Were you interested in Spanish Bonds, Mine Shares, Gas Shares, Rail Road Shares, Irish Bank Shares, or Shares in any Companies, during the last 18 months ?—I purchased a few Spa nish Bonds ; they produced a gain of 251., and I think the pur chase did not exceed 1,000/. ; I am sure it did not amount to 2,000/. ; it might be between 1,000/. and 2,0007. Had not the firm Spanish Bonds to a considerable amount ? Not to my knowledge. Do you know that the joint account sustained a loss of 2,0001. or 3,000!. by the purchase and sale of Spanish Bonds ?-1 do not. Look at page 5 of your joint balance sheet, in which there is the following entry:—Spanish Bonds, sale of 80,000/., loss 3,000/. Explain what that means?--It must have been Mr. Joyner's ; I know nothing of it. Do you believe that this 3,000/. was lost on the joint ac count ?—No. What conversation was there between you and Mr. Joyner, re specting the entry of such loss of 8,000/. in your balance sheet ? —Having had various losses, we placed them to the account of Medley and Co. Stockbrokers. Are there any entries in any book of your's of the purchase and sale of Spanish Bonds on your separate account, upon which, as you state, you acquired a small profit ?—I kept a small memoran dum-book, in which I believe my dealings in the Spanish Bonds were entered ; but they were merely entered on tickets, which were destroyed when the account was settled. Had you ever had any conversation with your partner respect ing dealings in Mexican Mining Shares?--No, never. Were there any dealings in Gas shares ?—I bought five of the Independent Gas Company for my private account, which I have delivered to the assignees ; and one Whitechapel Gas, which! dis posed of at 5/. profit. Were there any joint dealings in Gas shares ?—We were origi nal Subscribers to the Continental Gas Company Shares to the amount of 2001. ' • I think there were 50; and we wrote for some South American Steam Company's, I believe they call them, which were since disposed of at a-profit of 40/. or 50/. Had you any interest on Irish Provincial Bank shares?—Both joint and separate. Were they attended with profit or loss ?—With a loss, as far as they were sold. I have given up 50 to the Assignees on my owl separate account ; my loss is 133/. 15s. Were there any other speculations in shares in Joint Stock Companies except what is stated in your balance sheet?—l had some separately in the Steam Carriage Company, and they are en tered in my balance sheet; there are none others of which I have any knowledge or recollection. I have heard that Mr. Janes Joyner had, on his separate account, some Protector Fire t Shares. Mr. JOYNER was then called in to be examined. From Whence did you make the entry, in your joint balance sheet, " Loss, 3,oool.?"—From memory, fluxed up with an account in our ledger, which I considered in fact my own account. Turn to the entry in your ledger to which you allude; and point out the items which enable you to make out the loss of 3,0001.?—I can only refer to a copy of it, so that I cannot, as the ledger is not here, speak positively; to some of them I can speak positivelyi and I will refer to the ledger before the next meeting. Why is thefirm debited with the loss of 3,0001. —This firm is debited because I transferred from my own account a large sum,- and I thought having transferred my private account to the general account, I was entitled to debit the joint account. The examination , was then adjourned. THE COOK AND HOUSEWIFE'S MANUAL, &c. By Mrs. Maaoattxr Don's, of the Cleikum Inn, St. Ronan's. I2mo. Edinburgh and London. Mrs. Dods must have upon her establishment a functionary of whom we find no mention in the Annals of St. Ronan's—we mean a secretary, a broken down Oxonian, we should think, or at leak a decayed LL.D., of some northern University—who, happening, like some other great scholars, to be rather slenderly provided with the gifts of fortune,. has taken a bribe from the booksellers to betray his Mistress's secrets, and has accordingly set forth the culinary mysteries of the Cleikum Inn so skilfully, and garnished them so rarely with the sauce-piquante of wit and humour, that cooks, kitchen-maids, notable housewives, led captains, squires, fine travelled gourmands, in short, the whole eating, aswell as the cooking world must infallibly become readers of the Manual, and the renown of Meg's house must be ruined, by hay lug all the most recondite fruits of her experience in gastronomy transferred to every kitchen in the country. To speak seriously, this book is evidently not up by some person who, knows la enisine well, and something else besides. It is extremely well written ;' and though. the arts of cooking and composition stand rather re mote from one another, we own that we have greater confidence even in a book of cookery when it is put together in a style which shews that the author unites taste and good sense with his culinary acquirements. There are both wit and learning in it, and these not stuck on like the superfluous bay-leaves which grace a 14Tamid of jelly, but entering, like well-prepared condiments, into its very substance. The squires of the kitehen-:--ecuyees de cuisine, as the French call them—will probably soon find out its merits without our help ; but for the, information of a different class we may men tion, that it is a book which nifty be consulted both with profit and pleasure by the numerous tribe of gentlemen who give dinners, who generally find, we believe, that to get creditably through the duties incumbent on the master of a feast, they ought to know a little more of culinary economy than can be learned from the mere exhibition of its products on the festive board. The Manual com mences Ivith a very lively and amusisg introduction, written in the style of the prefaces to the Wh'verley novels, but interlarded with many useful hints and onggestions. This is followed by a brief account of the. leading national dishes of Scotland, begin ning with the venerable haggis. Then ctmle tables of bills of fare for dinners of all grades from five dishes to fifty; directions for carving, for roasting, boiling, stewing; receipts for all sorts of made-dishes, sauces, preserves, Ike. , DRURY-LANE. It is but justice to say, that since the performances of Garrick, which we well remember, we have not witnessed any acting more impassioned and penetrating than that of Macready in Virginius, at this Theatre , on Wednesday night, with all the judgment of the late J. Kemble, he blended the fire and vivacity of the admir able Henerson, whose powe rs still live in our recol lection. Nothing, in our opinion, could exceed the animated indignation awakened by his discovery of the situation of his insulted child ; it was the burst of na ture and parental feeling, and the actor was lost in the agonized father. Virginia was ably sustained by Miss Foote, and Wallack personated Icilius with spirit ; but it is not too to much say, that Macready's excellence was so toweringly conspicuous as to throw a degree of shade over that of all the other performers. His starts and pauses were the dictates of passion, and his every tone spoke the tempest and the distress, the rage and the pathos, which really agitated his bosom, and compelled the sympathy of his auditors. The whole perfermance was rapturously received by a crowded house. THE ENTEHPRIZE STEAM SHIP.-- - -On Monday the 26th of December, Captain Johnstone, was honoured by a visit from the Governor-General. The Enterprize went down the River, as far as Melancholy Point, and returned in the after noon. Lord Amherst was accompanied by Lady Amherst, the Honourable Miss Amherst, and his suite; the Lord Bishop and Mrs. Heber, Mr. and Mrs. Harrington, Sir Charles Grey, Sir whose oßseulnalerm, names s h le e v H d o i n d . i M iot r ie ß arn lio . t, a T nd he ses co 'er m a p l a L n a y d p icv art a z d k G of en an tlemen ex cellent collation, and expressed themselves highly g rat ifi e d w i th the pow er s o ß of t he and her general arraugement.—( Gazette. Calcutt a TES T.—His Lordship b e i ng i n D) L N. ta v eaLli company the other day, when a young Lady at the breakfast table, after repeated solicitations, refused to eat an egg, his Lordship, with that quickness so natural to him, observed, that she only wanted to be-egged on.—We have seen this before, and, there fore, can't believe it came from the witty Judge, who is always original. Sunday last a. murder was committed on the body of J. Price, of Pantoilw, in Breconshire. The de ceased was found dead that night ; his neck was twist ed till the blood had, ran out of his ears,. so that his death must have been occasioned by a dislocation of the veterbrce. A neighbour, named R. Lewis, who has absconded, is suspected of the murder. SPORTING INIttLIGENCE, TATTERSALL' S, APuir.'27. ' No attendance to-day. A little betting has taken Aid the West End on the Derby and St. Leger. The General itnid Crusader each have risen •in consequence of their success at Newmarket ; but nothing sufficiently definite has, been done,tos, authorize our giving any statement of odds. We refer our . readers to our Newmarket accounts. NEWSIARKET FIRST SPRING 10ETING".1826t, WEDNESDAY. ' The running up to this day has more than justified themnit - sanguine expectations, and equals, if "not exceeds the Criven Meeting in the importance of the , stakes and excellence of the sport. To-morrow there are nine good sporting races, a number seldom equalled. - - The course was very _numerously_ attended to-dayi owing to the attractive appearance of the list, and the very favourable sate of the weather. His Royal Highness the Duke of York was present, also the Dukes of Portland and Grafton ; Mar qui-s. I3lar.dford, Exeter, Graham, and Titchfield ; Lords Sefton, Lowther, Jersey, Anson, Cavendish, Bentinek, Fititop . Donwich, Verulam, Orford, &c. DINNER PARTIES.—At the Rooms—Lord Vernl• r quis of Graham ; Colonels Russell, Leeson, and Aubrey ; Messrs. J. Mills, Ramsbottom, Holyoake, Agar, Campbell: At the King's Palace—Mr. Douglas entertained his Royal Highness the Duke of York, Marquis of Blandford, Mr. Van. sittart, Mr. Sloane Stanley, Mr. Page, Dr. King, &c. At Lord Sefton's—Lord .lersey,Sir John Shelley, Mr:Wert. , let, Honourable Mr. and Lady C. Powlett, Mr. Crcevy, Mr. W. Wortley. The betting has been rather brisk this evening, but the only alteration of moment is in The General, for the Derby, having risen to 114 to I. . NEWMARKET, THURSDAY, APRIL 27. Sweepstakes of I 0 sovs. each, for two-yr-old. T.Y.C. Mr. Theakston's c. by Orville Mr. Lambton's c. Waterloo Three others started-1 paid—Won by half a length. 5 to 2 agst Mr. Lambton's c. Duke of Grafton's Adeliza, Bst. 31b. beat Mr. Wordey't Scandal, list. 121 b. D.M. 200 sovs.—Won by a length,—Evell betting. 11.1{.H. the Duke of York's Elizabeth , beat Mr. Premier, Bast's f. by Rainbow (bolted), Bst. 51b. each. T.Y.C. 200 sovs:, The 1000 gs Stakes, a subscription of 100 sovs. each, h. ft, fat fillies, list. 41b. D. 31. 'Duke of Grafton's ch. f. Problem - Gen. Grosvenor's Tears_ - - • 3 Lord Jersey's I. Butterfly - - - - - .. Two others started.---8 paid.--Won by two lengths. 7 to 4 on Problem —b to ,1 agst Tears. The puke of Portland's Mortgage, Bst. beat Lord Exeter's Redgauntlet, Bst. 71b. AF. 200 soys.—Won by a neck.-11 to 8 agst Mortgage. • - • Sweepstakes of 200 soy& each, h. ft. ; for fillies, Bst. Gib. Ab.bl. Lord Jersey's Butterfly • - - - I Lord Anson's, by Bustard - - - 2 paid—Won by half a length.—G to 4on Butterfly . ; The King's Plate of 100 gs., for four-yr.olds and upwardri.. R.C I .. Col. Wihon's br. O'car - - . - • - Lord G. H. CavendiA's b. h. Bizarre . - - 3 Lord Exeter's hr. g. Progreas 2 drawn.—Won by a length. sto 2 agat Oscar`--7 to 4on gizarre. Lord Exeter's Palais Royal, 9st.. beat Duke of Ordton'i Lilias, 7;4. 41b. T. Y.C. 100 boys.—Won by a length.---) t° - on Palais Royal. Sweepstakes of 200 ro.. each, h. ft._ for_ colts, 05t.7 1 b.;. and fillies, tlst. 31b. D. 51. Duke of Portland's c. by Tiresias Mr. Vansittares b. c by Whisker Two paid. withVtglielsTlt'llt; COCKING. • ~ The main for 2001. a side, and 201. a battle, between'Crtpmil, Berkeley (sash) and J. Fletcher Esq. (Cook), yesterday, after three fine double days' play as tollows ;---_, Nash mt. B. i• .• )I ! ' . Ist Day . . 7 4 Ist Day ' - 4 : '1 /c 1 . . - 66 24 - s - - , ' .'" -- - 7 3 - - irto tiecidea - 4 51 3d - - ........... I ' .. 17 .151 ' iti a Majority for. Nash, 1 main and 8 byes.—lt is thorght OA Cook would have on if several of his birds had not prPfe d / runaways. Heavy odds on Nash. .S " n l t t i C s ortr y ss, petiloi.dEwThOeßnTherCLoadUltyiThiEpOUS.=---A woultl-bo-witbeilig in. the company of th e c oun t ess of D—.—, and perhaps desirous °T. rep e lied ele , ga lowering her in the opinion of a circle to which her talents the I" "My a " Nv c d oi ' h is ' en ' t ' a said n t t he v h h e .s islo yr " p - sa i t rts tw t asi b s e th rt e h T erte h o li t lY st i ul e t l o .e_igx!,it' l rtla to :rfn l iaate . hYeerErYZ:i4lh}.9tSotjt a l c: u7t could every night have seen act for one shilling." INSCRIPTION ON A BELL. To call the folks to Church in time- 1 clim e ; When mirth and pleasure's on the wing- 1 ring; no :oo less king estra bi o m rdi or A gentleman professes to have invented a.piqf d mechanism, by which a vessel of any description or weei I : . sunk in any depth of water, that does not prevent its being nary steadfi to istl nl y s ec t slide with a diving bell, may he raised, so her timbers bli%, e 11 :, parted, to.the surface, and made to float in a few lunuse.-' 4 71.. I ei,ltforti7ouf,. S; T : , Chronicle.) A singular instance of one a nimal rearin g the 'young .of a different species lately ocr.curred at Mr. Such's, in lliro ing ; ham. A Spanish rabbit and a cat broaght forth • their: yolug I the same time, which were destroyed with the exceptiOn of T wp - the r.,bbits. On the following da y the old rabbit was otoleaci when the cat undertook to suckle o the forsaken little i0te;„ 31 ,. ) , - reared them with as mu ch care as if they were her own I . l 4 ( ''' - ford Journal.) ---'-'l"'2-1-'.'e° STEYNINO MARKET. gu t " Monday, April 24 . — Beef produced from 4 s. 2 d. to 511 . ; ton, 44. Sd. to 54. 6d. ; Lamb, 64. to 6s. 6d. ; and Veal, 5 , * ,r to ss. Sd. per stone. Supply'rathcr limited, and tr ade "°' brisk. ARUNDEL MARKET. tom 46 ' Tuesday, April 25.—Beef, from 4s. to 4s. 10d. ; A Bd. to ss. 441. ; and lamb, ss. 10d. to 6s. 4d. per OA' moderate supply, and a rather dull trade. SOUTHHALL 'CATTLE MARKET. t Wednesday, April 26.--'--Notwithstanding that this torr: e c o, largely supplied, and not very numerously attended A r ieof each kind of meat commanded ready sale at the f011ovi"g fo l d, per stone of 81b. to sink the offals : —Beef, from Ss. 6 ,1 . to id. to Mutton, Ss. Bd. to as. ; Lamb, 6s. to 7s. ; Veal, 04 ' A re 6s. 2d. ; Pork, 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d. The above quotatiolooi, precisely the same as were those of this dap , e e'unigh t "tics" derable number of Sheep and Beasts, but not se mall paced, left the market unsold. RI7MFORD MARKET. 000 Wednesday, April 26,—Beef, from 4s. to 4s. 10 " .1 ' 1 251.1. 4s. 2d. to bs. 2d. ; Lamb, As. Bd. to 6s. Bd. ; Veal , froo l bs. 10d. ; and Pork, 4s. to As. per stoue.—Sucking Guays-8.',011. pigs, 14s. to &Ss. ; and quarter-old store f • 1 2 1 to Supply good, and trade tolerably CHICHESTER MARKET. " f a ; MO P Wednesday, April 26.—8 0 ef, from 4s. 2d. to 49. to lo. ton, 4s. to 2d• ; Lamb, bs. Bd. to 65.; and Veal , 41 4 ' 6d. per stone.—Couples (Ewes and Lambs), from 5 6 ' n d for each; Cows and Calves were dear, the prices and deins of F a t Lean Beasts and Tegs, a little renovated. The supply Stock moderaiely good, and trade with it rather brisk ------ . . BIRTHS. I e Itigh'' On Thnrgday, the 27th inst., in Wimpole•street , t 1 Hon. Lady Bridport, of a son. 31t4' On the 0 6th inst., in Great Russell-street, IlloontsbarY, iVilliam Kaye, of a daughter. oe ni St' On the 28th instant, the lady of John F. l'ity' Jament.square, of a son -- At Enfield, on the 2(t i‘ l; l i A ns ß t. R , I r iy Ep th . e Rev. Will ia' "' ue l 11.'1 °1 11 ° 111: John 'Millar, Esq. to Mary, only - daughte r of Sam l 17 Esq. 'litchi/4 Hats. . . - ()n Tuesday. at St. Giles's Church, Jaines Ram. 0 i f be l''' 1Y ner Temple, , Esq. Barrister-at.law, to Elisabeth Joie) 0 , y , daughter of the late Captain U. W. Adge, of Ow ltoYa tillery. ------- —..--,-----. of DIU). wife a On Thursday. the 20th inst. Mrs. Spenillore, tk e 00 51 Mr. Spendlove, of the parish of St. Michael Boys!, Of . year of Ler age. It i r 3. ' Au ber4 On Monday, the 24th inst.. at Tottenham, ,--- ' the wife ot .1. D Aubert,...„ e Lo tt °n the 22d ina . t.. at KcosingtO, Mr. Writ. WtYt'"''''' ton,' of Manchester, aged 34. ' . - __,.....----" ...--------- „,. sof' r , . rnnted and Published for the PROPRIETORS , b t u OrtricE, No. 1. 12 , Stran d, b y J. U. Csolls"